Couch bed



March 2 1926.

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Patented Mar. 2, 1926.

UNHTEQ STATES 1,574,760 PATENT OFFIQE.

GEORGE E. SISBOWER, 0F FLUSI-IING, AND LOUIS E. PITTONI, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,

ASSIGNORS T0 MANHATTAN-ROME COMPANY, BRANCH OF ROME METALLIC BED- STEAD 00., OF LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEVT YORK.

COUCH BED.

Application filed. April 27, 1921.

To all whom, it may 0071667 Be it known that we, GEORGE F. Srsnownn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Flushing, New York city, in the county of Queens and State of New York, and LOUIS E. Prrronr, a subject of the King of Italy, residing at the city of New York, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Couch Beds, the following being a full, clear, and exact disclosure of the one form of our invention which we at prescut deem preferable.

For a detailed description of the present form of our invention, reference may be had to the following specification and to the accompanying drawing forming a part thereof, wherein V Fig. 1 shows the form of telescoping couch bed heretofore in common use,

Fig. 2 shows our improved form thereof, and

Fig. 3 shows a detail.

Our invention relates to telescoping couch beds and consists in certain improvements that are herein shown, described and claimed.

In the construction of couch beds it has heretofore been customary to make the larger, outer section the stationary one and the smaller, inner section the movable one. In such an arrangement the dressing of the couch, consisting of a valance to cover the front of it, is secured at its top to the front edge of the stuffed mattress, but since the inside movable section necessarily projects a short distance in front of the stationary one the valance will not hang down smoothly and neatly. This will be understood by reference to Fig. 1, wherein A represents the larger stationary section and A the smaller movable section. The necessity for longitudinally bracing section A without resort to an angle brace, which is not admissir ble, calls for a brace-rod a and the said brace-rod a prevents the leg a and side bar a of the smaller inside section A from moving flush with the front surface of the leg a and side rod a of the larger outer section A The two mattress layers are shown at C C They are hinged at the point 0 so that, when the section A is drawn forward, layer C can be folded over to lie on top of the said section. The valance D is se- Serial No. 464,906.

cured to the front edge of the layer C and when it hangs down, it is forced out by the protruding side-bar a and has not a neat and smooth appearance. Moreover, the valance must be lifted to give access to the inside section A whenever that section is drawn-out. That also causes the valance to lie on top of the drawn-out section A when the mattress layer C is folded over on that section. This causes the valance to become wrinkled by the compression of it between the mattress C and the wire fabric of A Finally both sections are provided with swiveled casters which tend to swivel as A is drawn forward. That causes'the inner section to bind in the outer one. So it is necessary to work A back and forth sidewise in order to pull it out. It is our purpose to avoid these objections by means of the arrangement shown in Fig. 2. In this case the two sections are shown at B and B The smaller inside section is made the stationary one, being for this purpose left without casters so that it will stand on the floor and resist movement. The larger outside section is made the movable one and is provided with non-swiveling rollers F as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Moreover, the structure is reversed so that what was heretofore the back becomes the front. The brace 6 corresponding to a in Fig. 1, is now outside of of the leg 5 and can be drawn away from it as the couch is opened, which is now done by leaving B stationary and pulling B forward away from it. Moreover, the two mattress layers are now hinged on the opposite side at cl. The valance G is secured to the lower mattress layer 1) and can hang down straight and neatly without being bulged forward by the protruding side-bar of the inside section B since that side-bar is prevented from coming forward by the bracebar 6 Finally the unfolding of the mattress is entirely independent of the valance G. It is not necessary to lift the valance to open out the bed and the valance is not folded in under the matress. When the two sections are drawn apart the top layer D of the mattress is simply folded over on B which is left behind when 13 is moved forward, the valance in its normal down-hanging position being moved with section B The fixed rollers F on section B permit no side play with respect to section B with the result that the drawing out of B is direct and smooth and completely free from binding.

It will be perceived that without adding anything to the cost of the telescoping couch bed, we have made a pronounced improvement in its operation and appearance.

What weclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A folding mattress for telescoping couch beds comprising two sections hinged together along one longitudinal edge, a valance secured to the free edge of one section and having a portion extended upwardly over and normally covering the free edge of the. other section when the mattress is folded, said valance having a portion draping downwardly from the first mentioned section, whereby when the mattress is placed upon a couch withthe draped portion of the valance hanging down, the mattress may be unfolded without disturbing the valance.

2. A folding mattress for telescoping couch beds comprising two sections hinged together along one edge which normally coincides with the rear of the outside telescoping bed section, and a valance secured to the free edge of one section and having a portion extended upwardly over and normally covering the free edge of the other section when the mattress is folded, said valance having a portion draping downwardly from the first mentioned section ina position to extend over the front of the couch, whereby the movable section of the couch may be drawn outwardly and the mattress unfolded without disturbing the valance.

3. A folding mattress for telescoping couch beds comprising, two sections hinged together along the rear edges, a valance secured to the front edge of the normally lower section of the mattress when folded, said valance having a portion projecting upwardly a sufiicient distance to cover the contiguous edge of the upper mattress section, said valance. also having a draped portion extending downwardly from the first mentioned section in a position to cover the front portion of the outside couch section, whereby the outside section of the couch may be moved and the mattress unfolded without disturbing the valance.

Signed at Long Island City, county of Queens, State of New Yorlgt-his 22nd day of April, 1921.

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